This month’s top stories explore what to eat to power your brain, how to make better first impressions, and which bad practices recruiters indulge in.

This month, we discovered how to project emotional intelligence the moment you first meet someone, how to avoid some of the worst answers to common interview questions, and which words and phrases don’t exactly make people enjoy working with you.

4. Your Brain’s Personal Trainer Would Give You This Advice

We often think about eating for our bodies, but not necessarily for our brains. You may imagining that your five-cups-of-coffee-a-day habit helps you work better when in fact it does the reverse. Neuroscientist Tara Swart points out that you wouldn’t hop in your car and “set off without filling up the tank or checking the oil.” So why would you head in to work without giving your brain the fuel it needs?

5. This Is How Emotionally Intelligent People Vacation

Self-improvement might not be at the top of your agenda as you head off on your summer vacation, but it’s easier to practice than you think. After all, there are some things you automatically do on vacation that might boost your emotional intelligence without your even realizing it, like tuning into your surroundings and reflecting on your goals and priorities. You might as well make it count—here’s how.

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6. Former Recruiters Reveal The Industry’s Dark Secrets That Cost You Job Offers